The Unbearable White Maleness of AI
Tech pundits presume artificial intelligence is something you either conquer or succumb to. But they're looking at it all wrong.
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Technology Is Making Vigilantism Easier Than Ever
As tech continues to shape our always-online world, every new camera, app, and device is an opportunity for the law to land in the wrong hands.
I’m Here to Troll Outrage
Before outrage became an online sport, it was in our faces: hate mail, angry mobs, bullying. What can we learn from the past to handle today’s haters?
Why Don’t We Know the 100s of Women Writing About Tech?
When the Los Angeles Review of Books included only one woman writer in its tech issue, the Internet responded with a glorious list of women writers we should all know.
Meet the Trolls Who Menace Me
The MAGA mob is not content to exact their rage on the writer only online—they've also threatened her to her face. Why do Trump's fiercest supporters' hate their fellow Americans?
FCC Chair Ajit Pai Is Messing With Our Internet and It’s Going to Get Worse
The web makes information free and accessible for all. The Trump administration wants to drastically change that model. Is the GOP taking cues from Erdogan and Putin?
Who Are These People Who Need Peeple?
This Gen-X’er is giving zero stars to this new Yelp-like app for rating people. Unless, of course, you have something nice to say about her.
Is Netflix’s New Family Leave Policy as Good as it Seems?
The digital streaming company's groundbreaking benefit is unparalleled in the American workplace. So what's the catch?
Losing My Husband Taught Me How to Lean In
The writer believes Sheryl Sandberg's book gave her the language to describe her experience as a young widow. Can it do the same for the Facebook COO?
Can Uber’s New Plan Really Drive Gender Equality?
The ride-for-hire app company has a well-known women problem. But this PR ploy—to hire 1 million female drivers—might just be a road to nowhere.